#Tests

Dr Vyom Sharma

drvyom

No - 30% rejection rate for #covid19aus testing is in Vic terrible. We've had 18,000 arrivals, 1-2% of them are positive. Yes, uptake of test is better in those who

Apia Inn Samoa

apiainnsamoa

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-tests-may-be-picking-up-traces-of-dead-virus-12064151 PCR Test Thread.Same story from the BBC:https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54000629 https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-reinfections-were-false-po

Jennifer Cabrera

jhaskinscabrera

A thread on PCR testing and cycle thresholds. More details are available in the linked article: 1/11https://rationalground.com/why-mass-pcr-testing-of-the-healthy-and-asymptomatic-is-currently-counter-productive/ The problem is that current

Milhouse Van Houten 😀

Milhouse_Van_Ho

September 22, 2020 - Canada/Ontario/Québec daily updateCurrent data as of 6 am. Data is 100% public and official, and fully sourced. 11 newly reported deaths in all of Canada (population:

Taal Levi

taaltree

Antibody tests are coming online. Never before have humans needed to understand Bayes rule more. Let's talk about why it's critical NOT to assume you are immune to covid-19 when

Louisiana Coronavirus Data

LA_CV_data

Louisiana Coronavirus Data Update: 7/20/2020 1,583 new cases out of 33,620 which includes a backlog of 1604. So we can't calculate a percent positive 29 new deathslive at http://LouisianaCoronavirusData.com full update

Emma Woodhouse 😁

EWoodhouse7

Gov was on @jaketapper 2dayWho/what did he blame for IL's rising C19 “case” numbers? IDPH’s recent inclusion of antigen tests?Lab-rat testing of students at UofI? High CTs of PCR tests?The

(Essential Service) Free Radical

LukoyeAtwoli

Many are asking why COVID-19 numbers here haven’t hit the modeled “5000 by mid-April”.Here’s why: You can’t confirm 5000 cases if you have only tested 2366 people. At the current

Vidya

VidyaKrishnan

Modi's 21 member scientific task force did not weigh in on the lockdown extension. Or on making testing chargeable, as Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General wrongly claimed in the Supreme Court

Simon D. A. Clark

Sunkensie

Interesting new preprint on diagnostic uncertainty - a higher quantity of COVID19 tests will probably do more harm with poor test targeting (eg. contact tracing) i.e more "no test is

Dr. Jordan Wagge

jorowags

So in my class last night we tried to reproduce the statistical tests from a 2014 psych science paper with an open data badge. The OSF page had the raw

wear a face covering 😷

watchinharrison

I don’t know why we have to keep saying this. But the NHS COVID app DOES NOT track your location. DOES NOT identify you personally. It uses anonymous tokens that

Spry Guy

SpryGuy

Republicans squandered our prosperity by giving it away to the already wealthy instead of paying down debt and investing in infrastructure.They squandered our time sheltering in place by failing to

Intersex Facts

intersexfacts

Okay, I need to say something about the @ACLU and their constant scaremongering about "invasive screenings". Bear with me, as I'm actually really angry about their portrayal of this, so

MerrionStreet.ie #StayAtHome

merrionstreet

1/7Fraud Warning from An Garda SiochanaI have already mentioned concerns we have about fraudsters that may try to take advantage of the very unusual situation we all find ourselves in.

Angry Staffer

Angry_Staffer

I’m still going to do the FDA-sanctioned one, but I found a rapid-results antibody test and took it this weekend. Guess who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies? Will wait on